Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-11

mess at the New England Ship Building Co 8
yard at Bath is improving. A new contract
tor 900 ton schooner for New Jersey parties
was made last week. At present the CON-
pany have two small steamers and one 1000
ton schooner under way and work will begin
soon Oh three others-two 1000 and one 9Oo
ton vessel.-Kelly Spears bark will be
ready to launch the middle of this month.
Mr.. Alfred F. Perkins who has for several
years managed the Eureka House at Hume
wells Point, is to sell out his interest in the
Lisbon House at Lisbon, where he is now
located, and return to HunnewelPs Point, to
manage the Eureka and Ocean View Houses
the coming summer
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD Our correspondent writes
MAY 8: A reception was given the Methodist
minister, Rev. ID. B. Holt Monday evening
-Dr. w. S. Miller spent Saturday night
with friends in Gardiner.-Marshey Hayes
met with a severe accident on Saturday.
large beam which held swing fell, striking
him on the back and side; fortunately no
bones were broken, but he is unable to walk.
"A. H. Totman is having his house painted.
DIR. Bills was called home last week by the
sickness and death of his mother.-Geo o.
Brown is giving his store a new coat of
paint Rev. T. P. Adams preached at the
NJ. E church on Sunday. Nineteen years
ago he was the pastor of this church, and has
preached here but once since. A large circle
of friends were glad to welcome him back
The Kennebec Framing Co. are making some
very handsome summer cottages to go to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S. A. Nye returned Cd
Saturday from trip to Boston.-Mrs. John
Thompson was stricken with paralysis on
Sunday while at the breakfast table.-Fred
Woodmsn is making improvements on bis
house. Tom Gage, an old resident of Ben
ton, and we'll known here, died Saturday
night.-The first trot at Fairfield park will be
July The Baptist society will give a fine
entertainment Thursday evening which will
consist of chalk talk by Chas. Pepper of
Waterville, Kinder Symphony led by Miss
Fales of Skowhegan.-Amos Learned has
purchased the stock and store of B. H. Dyer
and will move them at once.-AmOs Gerald
is fixing up the trotting park in fine style.
new grand stand is to be built.
NoRRIDGEwoCK. Our correspondent
writes, May 9th: The Madison Dramatic
Club gave an entertainment here Friday
evening, which was we'll attended and very
satisfactory. Wilson's Minstrels are booked
for for tonight.-Mr. Crisson of Kent's Hill
Seminary, who is TO supply the Methodist
society here, preached bis first sermon yester-
day. 1t is understood that Rev. Mr.. Frost
will continue to preach here Sunday after
moons till Mr.. Crsson closes his studies at
the seminary in June.-The J. S. Bixby farm
has been sold to Col. Head of Madison for
s25OO, who will move on an once. Farmers
are sowing their grain on the light lands and
grass is starting we'll.
WALDO
FREEDOM. - Our correspondent writes
May 8: Messrs. Bryant and Lamson have re-
ceived the machines to be used in their bust
ness of manufacturing clothing. They have
employed Mr.. Bradburn Banton to make the
patterns for a water-wheel that is to provide
the power required for driving them. This
is estimated at from three to four horse
power. The water will be taken from the
fume at the grist MIL, short distance above.
Miss Minnie Written of Montville has
commenced the summer term of school in the
village district today.-Some little girls
brought nice bouquet of wild flowers to my
room this morning. The first for this year
were brought the 4th. In 1888 and 1884
they brought the wild flowers to my room the
10Th and 10Th of April respectively. This. so
far as these plants are concerned is an in
dication that the spring has opened late.
Where this condition results from the large
body of snow that remains on the ground till
late in the spring, as it has this year, good
crops are generally raised, the only disad-
vantage being the shorter season for doing
the spring planting in
MoNTvILLE Our correspondent writes
May g. The past week has wrought great
change in the face of nature The snow has
been reduced to an occasioned drift on the
shady side of some hill or fence; our swollen
and muddy streams of a week ago are re-
duced to near their normal condition; the
mud is rapidly drying up and our roads are
once more passable. Vegetation is making
wonderful progress these summer days.
Grass fields are are looking especially well.
If the weather is favorable the present week
will be busy one with our farmers j w.
Plummer returned from Florida, where he
has been employed the past winter, last week
In February he met with an accident, result
ing in a fractured leg and other injuries, from
which he has not yet fully recovered.-Miss
Lizzie Stevens, who has been at the Maine
General Hospital for treatment since last
fall, returned home last week, For few
weeks past her health has been somewhat
improved, but she is still very low and there
is thought to be but little hope of her re-
covery.
SEARsMoNT.-Our correspondent writes,
May 8: The first fire for many years broke
out in the village last night, M. J. G. Knights
buildings were burned TO the ground. 1t was
by great effort on the part of the people ard
a very calm evening. the whole of our village
was saved. The buildings were insured. The
cause of the fire was the explosion of lam
tern.--Mr. A. II. Clement lost fine colt
last week.-Mr. ID. B. Cobb lost a fine heiter
The ice went out of the pond last Friday.
This is two weeks longer than it usually re-
mains.-Misses Josie Knight, Mabel Pack
ard and Abbie Rivers are teaching school in
Appleton Miss Katie Henderson commenced
school in Montville, todsy.-The high
school closed Friday after successful term
of ten weeks.
WASHINGTON.
Arthur, son of VIM. g. Stone of Machas,
met with serious accident Thursday after.
noon. He was leading a COW to water by a
long rope tied around her neck, and 1t is sup
posed she ran and threw him violently on the
ground, striking on his face and stomach.
breaking the lower jaw bone 90 each side, and
it is feared iujuring him internally.
J. + Fsrnsworth, formerly proprietor of
The Jonesboro House, is making preparations
to engage in the hotel business in Bar Har
Dor, he having purchased stand which is
being remodeled and enlarged Mr.. Farms
worth expects to leave for his new field of
business in the course of week.
Work on the park at Cherryield will be
frost. 1t is the intention of the directors to
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